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Small changes can tell you a lot about your cat’s health. Explore nutrition, daily wellbeing and common health concerns, so you can spot changes early and have more informed conversations with your vet.

Man using measured meal food in a puzzle to manage how many treats his cat can have

THE CAT HEALTH COLLECTION

  • Six-week-old tabby kitten on a kitchen scale, weighed to fill in a kitten weight chart and a cat weight chart by age

    Cat Weight Chart by Age: From Kitten to Senior

    A cat weight chart by age for kittens, adults and seniors, with ranges in pounds and kilograms, plus the body and muscle checks that explain why the scale alone can mislead you.

  • Groom your cat's fur to prevent them from swallowing it.

    How to Help Your Cat with Hairball Problems

    Learn to distinguish hairballs from coughing, reduce swallowed fur, and choose sensible care while recognizing signs that need veterinary attention.

  • veterinarian-and-owner-reviewing-a-phone-beside-a-gray-cat-and-open-carrier

    What to Do When Your Cat Has Its First Hairball

    A first hairball can be startling. Learn how to check your cat's recovery, tell a suspected hairball from a cough, avoid unsafe remedies, and recognize when age or symptoms call for veterinary help.

  • Man using measured meal food in a puzzle to manage how many treats his cat can have

    How Many Treats Can a Cat Have Per Day?

    Calculate your cat's daily treat allowance, compare snack calories, and keep rewards from displacing the complete food your cat needs.

  • Black-and-white cat eating at a separate feeding station while monitoring cat diarrhea after eating

    5 Possible Causes of Cat Diarrhea After Eating

    Understand five reasons for loose stools after meals, what the timing means, and how to investigate without repeated food changes.

  • Owner calling for advice on when to worry about cat diarrhea beside a black cat in a carrier

    When Should You Worry About Cat Diarrhea?

    Know which diarrhea signs need urgent care, when brief observation may fit, and how to prepare for a veterinary visit.

  • Owner weighing wet cat food to track intake during FIP diarrhea care

    FIP and Diarrhea in Cats: How They Are Connected

    Understand the connection between FIP and diarrhea, then learn how testing, feeding, hydration, and daily monitoring guide your cat’s care.

  • Small rectangular homemade cat biscuits cooling on a parchment-lined tray

    5 Homemade Recipes for Natural Cat Biscuits

    Explore five homemade cat biscuit recipes with weighed ingredients, practical baking steps, portion guidance, and storage tips for small batches of treats.

  • Tabby cat beside dishes of cooked egg yolk, chopped cucumber, pumpkin puree, chicken pieces and cod flakes

    5 Simple Cat Treats You Can Make at Home

    Make five simple cat treats with everyday ingredients, and learn how to prepare, portion, and store them safely for occasional rewards.

  • Black-and-white cat and orange cat eating from separate dishes in different rooms

    How to Safely Help Your Cat Gain Weight

    Help your cat gain weight safely with suitable food, measured meals, and progress checks, while understanding when weight loss needs veterinary attention.

  • Tabby kitten eating finely chopped cooked chicken from a shallow white dish in a guide to calming kitten treats

    How to Choose the Best Calming Kitten Treats

    Learn how to choose calming kitten treats by checking age and weight limits, ingredient evidence, serving amounts, and texture. Understand what feline studies can tell you, and plan a careful trial without confusing sleepiness with reduced fear.

  • Veterinarian listening to a gray-and-white kitten’s chest with a stethoscope in a kitten aspiration sound guide

    How to Identify and Respond to Kitten Aspiration Sounds

    Learn which breathing changes after feeding need urgent attention, why sounds alone cannot confirm aspiration, and how to respond safely.

  • Veterinarian checking a tabby cat’s teeth in a guide to cat teeth trimming

    Cat Teeth Trimming: Risks and What Owners Should Know

    Learn why cats do not need routine tooth trimming, which dental changes need attention, and how veterinarians choose suitable treatment.

  • Gray shorthair drinking from a white bowl, illustrating thirst checks when assessing increased appetite in cats

    Increased Appetite in Cats: Causes and When to See a Vet

    Understand increased appetite in cats, track weight and thirst changes, and learn when feeding adjustments or veterinary care are needed.

  • A Ragdoll kitten lying on a cream blanket with its blue eyes open, lit by warm sunlight.

    How to Choose the Best Prepared Cat Food

    Learn how to choose prepared cat food for kittens, compare nutrition labels and food types, and manage feeding portions, storage, and diet changes.